Trade

Sep 8 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Dairy Farmers of Canada disappointed with CPTPP review of New Zealand’s claims.   Ottawa—While the government was seeing victory in an international ruling on Canadian dairy practices, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) was not cheering the decision by a dispute settlement panel established under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTTP). President David […]

Oct 20 2022 — The Canadian Press — More political tumult in Britain is likely to further stall trade talks with Canada, experts say. U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss stepped down today after a mere six weeks in office following ministers’ resignations over her controversial tax policies. The ruling Conservative Party says it will elect a new leader in a week, who will […]

Aug 20 2022 — Alexander Panetta — CBC — Trump son-in-law offers peek into historic talks. As for Jan. 6, that’s another matter. Members of the Trump administration would rant at their Canadian counterparts during the renegotiation of NAFTA about the frequency of leaks that appeared in the press. The Americans insisted those trade talks be allowed to unfold discreetly at the negotiating table. […]

Aug 4 2022 — Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — As Canada and other Western nations ramp up their efforts to build stronger political and economic ties in Asia, business groups are calling on the federal government to finally lock in a trade agreement with India.   The Business Council of Canada and the Canada India Business Council released a report on Thursday […]

Jul 20 2022 — The Canadian Press — Canada is backing U.S. efforts to push back against what they consider protectionist energy policies in Mexico that violate North American trade rules. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says Mexico is unfairly prioritizing its own state-owned energy operations, and shutting out American firms, including solar and wind producers. A spokesperson for Trade Minister Mary Ng […]

May 31 2022 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Canadian TRQ changes don’t satisfy the U.S. Ottawa—Canada and the U.S. will try to iron out their differences on how the federal government’s tariff rate quota (TRQ) system is supposed to work through further consultations under CUSMA, says Trade Minister Mary Ng. Canada made some changes after a CUSMA dispute panel released in early January […]

May 26 2022 — The Canadian Press — The British foreign secretary has often been mocked for her preoccupation with cheese. It started eight years ago when Liz Truss expressed outrage in a speech to her party’s annual conference. “We import two thirds of our cheese,” she raged. “That is a disgrace.” Now Truss is facing another battle over cheese, this time with […]

May 18 2022 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Dairy processors welcome the plan.   Ottawa—Canada has proposed changes to its dairy tariff rate quota (TRQ) system to meet U.S. complaints about the one the government implemented after the CUSMA trade was struck. International Trade Minister Mary Ng said a CUSMA dispute panel report issued last Dec. 20 concluded that Canada’s exclusive allocation of […]

May 18 2022 — Financial Post — The Trudeau government on Monday declared that since “global food security is under threat, it is even more important that we strengthen and maintain a strong and vibrant domestic dairy industry.” Sounds worthy, but here’s what it means.

May 12 2022 — Bloomberg — New Zealand has initiated dispute settlement proceedings against Canada over dairy quotas, the first time it has taken such action under a free trade agreement. The manner in which Canada is implementing dairy tariff rate quotas is inconsistent with its obligations under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, New Zealand Trade Minister Damien […]

Apr 19 2022 — The Canadian Press — Canadian manufacturers are once again facing the risk of being hit by U.S. protectionism and the need to fight for crucial exemptions. The challenge comes after the Biden administration announced new procurement guidanceMonday that requires the construction material purchased for federally-funded infrastructure projects to be produced in the U.S. Dennis Darby, head of Canadian Manufacturers […]

Jan 26 2022 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Agriculture got some attention at an international trade ministers meeting,   Ottawa-Two late January meetings have shown both the progress and the long road ahead to achieve a strengthening of the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that was launched almost four areas ago. That’s when Canada joined by Australia, Brazil, Chile, the European […]

Jan 13 2022 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Canada is joining Mexico’s official complaint today requesting a dispute settlement panel over claims the U.S. is violating the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, the new NAFTA, by insisting on a stricter way of interpreting a key provision around auto parts. Motor vehicles are the top manufactured trade product between the three countries. Canada argues that […]

Jan 11 2022 — Katie Simpson — CBC — Canadian and U.S. officials are scheduled to meet this week to see if progress can be made to end a dispute that resulted in Canada suspending all shipments of potatoes from Prince Edward Island to the United States. Officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will have a virtual conversation with their U.S. counterparts […]

Jan 7 2022 — Financial Post — A wider world of American cheese could soon be available in Canadian dairy aisles following the federal government’s defeat this week in a high-profile trade dispute, according to the International Cheese Council of Canada, an Ottawa-based body of importers.